Definition of Dawn

1. Noun. The first light of day. "They talked until morning"


2. Verb. Become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions. "She was penetrated with sorrow"

3. Noun. The earliest period. "The morning of the world"
Exact synonyms: Morning
Generic synonyms: Start

4. Verb. Appear or develop. "The age of computers had dawned"
Generic synonyms: Begin, Start

5. Noun. An opening time period. "It was the dawn of the Roman Empire"
Language type: Figure, Figure Of Speech, Image, Trope
Generic synonyms: Period, Period Of Time, Time Period

6. Verb. Become light. "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"
Generic synonyms: Change
Derivative terms: Dawning

Definition of Dawn

1. v. i. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning dawns.

2. n. The break of day; the first appearance of light in the morning; show of approaching sunrise.

Definition of Dawn

1. to begin to grow light in the morning [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dawn

dawding
dawdle
dawdled
dawdler
dawdlers
dawdles
dawdling
dawds
dawed
dawen
Dawes
dawing
dawish
dawk
dawks
dawn (current term)
dawned
dawner
dawnered
dawnering
dawners
dawning
dawnings
dawnlike
dawns
dawn horse
dawn phenomenon
dawn redwood
daws
Dawson

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